Ontario is celebrating its most outstanding
artists and art organizations with the release of
the 2010 finalists for the Premier’s Award for
Excellence in the Arts.
The winning artist will receive $35,000 and will
select a new or emerging artist to receive a prize
of $15,000. The winning arts organization will be
awarded $50,000. The remaining finalists will each
receive $2,000.
Finalists in the artist category are:
Lydia Adams, Artistic
Director of the Elmer Iseler Singers (Toronto)
Keith Campbell, ceramic artist (North Bay)
Barry Dempster, poet (Holland Landing)
Ken Gass, theatre writer and director (Toronto)
John Hartman, visual artist (Penetanguishene)
Ross Manson, Artistic Director of Volcano (Toronto)
Finalists in the arts organization category
are:
Association des professionnels de la chanson et de
la musique (Ottawa)
Definitely Superior Art Gallery (Thunder Bay)
Guelph Jazz Festival
Images Festival (Toronto)
Public Energy (Peterborough)
Tarragon Theatre (Toronto)
Winners will be announced June 10 in Toronto at
the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex.
